It's snail racing season in Gipping-on-Pym and Vicky Hill is racing too - to solve a mysterious death...

When an early morning call wakes Vicky from the arms of her dream man, reality had better be worth it - and it is. A tipster tells her about the secret funeral of local celebrity Scarlett Flemming, organised by her grieving husband Doug. The entire town is baffled by the sudden death and oddly discreet funeral. After all, in life Scarlett had hardly been a shrinking violet.

Vicky's suspicions are heightened when she learns of the Flemmings' shaky finances - and that Doug has as many admirers as Scarlett had enemies. And while canvassing suspects and juggling three potential suitors, Vicky must stay one step ahead of a killer once she realises she's no longer writing an obituary - she's writing an exposé!

'Dennison delivers a novel that both Monty Python and Miss Marple would approve of' Fresh Fiction

'A dizzy romp with an endearingly gullible investigator' Ann Purse